 Abt 1598 - 1667 (~ 69 years)
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| Headstones |
 | Thomas Vilett
Memorial, Holy Rood, Swindon, Wiltshire, England |
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| Name |
Vilett, Thomas |
| Born |
Abt 1598 |
Of Swindon, Wiltshire, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
6 Nov 1667 |
Swindon, Wiltshire, England |
| Buried |
9 Nov 1667 |
Swindon, Wiltshire, England |
| Person ID |
I01414 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
20 Jun 2015 |
| Father |
Vilett, Nicholas, c. 12 Dec 1568, Mitcham, Surrey, England , bur. 19 Jul 1640, Swindon, Wiltshire, England (Age ~ 71 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Stephens, Elizabeth, b. Abt. 1575, Of Chiseldon, Wiltshire, England , d. 1647, Swindon, Wiltshire, England (Age ~ 72 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Married |
Abt. 1595 |
Wiltshire, England |
| Notes |
- Mincham, Surrey Registers:
Nicholas son of Richard Violet bur. July 14, being a grocer and Cytisen of London. 1564.
Nycholas son of Richard Violet Cityzen and grocer of London bapt. Dec 12. 1568
On 20th November, 1581, "Nicholas Yiolett, of London, gcnerosii filius," matriculated at St. John's College, Oxford, aged 15.
Nicholas grew up, settled in Wiltshire, is described in his step-father's will (p. 136) as "of Overtowne, gent.," in 1608 and 1611 {Wilts Arch. Mag., ii., p. 187, and xix., p. 261) as " of Swindon, gentleman," and heads the pedigree of " Vilett of Swindon," printed in Burke's " Landed Gentry " (ed. 1846). According to this pedigree, he had issue by " Elizabeth Stephens," his wife : - 1. Thomas, his heir. 2. Richard, who married and had issue three sons, Richard, Nicholas, and Edmund. 3. Nicholas. 4. Arthur,
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| Family ID |
F03395 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Webb, Anne Richmond, b. Abt 1589, Of Rodbourne Cheney, Wiltshire, England , d. 06 Dec 1643, Swindon, Wiltshire, England (Age ~ 54 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1615 |
England |
| Children |
| | 1. Vilett, Thomas, b. Abt 1620, Of Wiltshire, England |
| | 2. Vilett, Oliver, b. Abt 1628, Of Wiltshire, England , d. Aft 1641 (Age ~ 14 years) |
| + | 3. Vilett, John, c. 30 Jun 1631, Swindon, Wiltshire, England , bur. 17.03.1700/1701, Swindon, Wiltshire, England |
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| Last Modified |
18 Sep 2012 |
| Family ID |
F00574 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Goddard, Martha, b. Abt 1625, Of Wiltshire, England , d. 24 Aug 1650, Swindon, Wiltshire, England (Age ~ 25 years) |
| Married |
1 May 1645 |
Swindon, Wiltshire, England |
| Last Modified |
15 Sep 2012 |
| Family ID |
F00576 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Possibly had a daughter Ann and a son Ollison.(Oliver?) Ann baptised 1626; buried 1628 at Swindon.
Is Thomas a brother of Arthur Vilett who died Swindon 1686 and of Nicholas Vilet who graduated from Oxford in 1615 aged 16 years and of Swindon, Wiltshire and the brother of Richard Vilett. Are these the sons of a Nicholas Vilett who married Elizabeth Stephens. There is a burial of a Nicholas Vilett at Swindon in 1640 and of a Mrs Vilate, widow in 1647?
If so then descendants of Richard Vilate, fishmonger of London who leaves a will probated 1578?
Villet or Violet of co. Kent, England
NOTE:..Allowed at Visitation of London,1568, to Henry Villet, alias Violet.
ARMS:..Argent (silver), on a chevron Gules (red), three towers triple-towered of the field (i.e., silver), on a canton Azure (blue), a fleur-de-lis Or (gold).
CREST:.. A tiger's head erased Ermine, ducally gorged and tufted Or (gold).
Villett of London, England
NOTE:..Granted in 1572.
Arms and Crest as the preceding.
Villett of Swindon, co. Wilts, England
Arms and Crest as the preceding.
Brothers of Thomas?
Will of Arthur Vilett, Gentleman of Swindon, Wiltshire 06 May 1687 PROB 11/387
Sentence of Richard Vilett of Roughton, Wiltshire 26 November 1664 PROB 11/315
JEFFERIES' LAND
A History of Swindon and its Environs
BY THE LATE RICHARD JEFFERIES
EDITED WITH NOTES BY GRACE TOPLIS
....After the dissolution of the monasteries, the rectory fell, about the year 1560, into the hands of the Stephen family, then resident at Burderop. It continued in their hands until 1584, when it was purchased from them by the Vilett family.
This under the altar, viz : "Here lieth the body of Thomas Vilett, Gent. He departed this life the 6th day of November, 1667. On both sides lye buried his two wives.'
Thomas Lambert, esquire. Delivered into Court 9th May, 20 Charles 1st [1644].
Abstracts of the Inquisitiones Post Mortem Relating to the County of Wilts. Chancery, Miscellaneous Series.
Thomas Goddard, esquire.
County: Wiltshire
Country: England
The said Thomas Goddard was likewise seised of one capital messuage called Westcot alias Wigglescot in the parish of Wroughton, the manors of Overswindon and Netherswindon alias Eastswindon and Westswindon, one messuage, 3 cottages, 4 gardens, one orchard, 70 acres of land, 30 acres of meadow, 100 acres of pasture, 40s. rent, and common of pasture for all beasts in Highswindon and Westswindon, lately purchased of William Weste, gent., 20 acres of land, 2 acres of meadow, 2 acres of pasture, and common of pasture for 2 horses, 4 cows, and 30 sheep in Netherswindon, and the tithes of sheaves, grain and hay, yearly renewing in Netherswindon, lately purchased of Thomas Vilet, and 5 virgates of meadow in Westswindon in a certain meadow there called Stevenes Croft.
[no title] 348/II/16 1658 (WRO)
Contents:
Covenant to levy a fine (Martyn to Vilett), land in Swindon.
Parties: Gabriel Martyn of Swindon and Dorothy his wife, Thomas Vilett of Swindon, John Vilett of the same.
Forenames: Thomas Surname: VILET Place: Swindon; Holy Rood County: Wiltshire Country: England Reference: 169666 Notes: husb of Anne
Forenames: Thomas Surname: VILETT Place: Swindon; Holy Rood County: Wiltshire Country: England Reference: 169664 Notes: husb of 2) Martha
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